Word of the Day for Friday, June 24, 2011
sabbatical \suh-BAT-i-kuhl\, noun:
1. Any extended period of leave from one's customary work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc.
adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to or appropriate to the Sabbath.
2. Bringing a period of rest.
I think that the B.O.'s life has been one long sabbatical; first he took a sabbatical from his community organizing to go be president; now he is on sabbatical from his presidential duties such as passing an actual budget that doesn't bankrupt the United States!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
The problem was his sabbatical, for which he had been given a large additional foundation grant, would begin in the summer.-- Jim Harrison, Dalva
But taking a sabbatical wasn't supposed to include cheating on him.-- Melissa Senate, The Secret of Joy
Sabbatical originates in reference to the Judeo-Christian Sabbath, and comes from the Greek sabbatikos.
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